The FVC conference championship proved to be a big success for the young squad of swimmers from Woodstock. 3 swimmers took home individual medals and the 400 freestyle relay team grabbed 3rd place. Varsity All Conference Medal Winners:Bella Ivers – 6th 200 Freestyle , 4th 100 BreaststrokeXandelle Longo – 2nd 200 Individual Medley, 4th 100 […]
By Steve Peterson WOODSTOCK STREAKS Getting ready to haunt Morris Woodstock is the 15th seed, and will face second-seed Morris, 8-1, inthe first round at Morris, 7 p.m., Oct. 31. No. 10 seed Chicago SouthShore, 7-2, plays at No. 7 seed Metamora, 7-2, in the opposite game.WHS enters the playoffs with a 5-4 record, 3-4 […]
What a difference a year makes. One year ago the 6 – 2 Woodstock North Thunder went to Larry Dale field to meet the 3 – 5 Woodstock Blue Streaks on their turf for the Crosstown Classic. In that game the Streaks scored first for the only score of the game until the last minute […]
After a sloppy first half from both Woodstock North and Harvard that saw each team fumbling, missing snaps and turning the ball over, the Thunder took command in the 2nd half, behind the running of David Randecker, and swatted the Hornets down hard 44-8. Images by Independent Photographer Andrew Rousey
In a game for the KRC conference title, Woodstock North (5-1 in conference) hosted the Woodstock Blue Streaks (6-0 conference record) in hopes of winning the schools first ever conference soccer title. The sideline was packed end-to-end with fans of both teams while they fought for the hardware, as well as local bragging rights.The first […]
The first matchup of the season between Woodstock North and Woodstock girls volleyball took place at WNHS on Monday. The Thunder proved too much for the young Blue Streaks squad taking the game 2 – 0. Both teams will be looking to make improvements before they meet again in the final game of the regular […]
The Woodstock North Thunder took on and took out the Plano Reapers Monday needing just 3 and a half innings to take the victory. The Thunder poured in 8 runs in the first inning and effectively won the game right then. The Reapers were clearly over matched and couldn’t get across a single run while […]
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